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Breaking Down the BREAKING DAWN…
James Harleman / November 19, 2012
Edward. Stefan. Selene. Angel. Nicholas. Lestat. Barnabas. Dracula. Carmilla. LATHER (bite)… RINSE (suck)… REPEAT. The Oxford English Dictionary records the first idea of the vampire in 1734,
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Breaking Bergman’s THE SILENCE
James Harleman / November 14, 2012
(No, this isn’t about alien villains from Doctor Who. It IS a great examination of the 1963 Bergman film by guest reviewer Rob Martin!) As she
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WRECK-IT RALPH is a game-changer
James Harleman / November 12, 2012
Some of the most interesting narrative notes in the movie Wreck-It Ralph aren’t possible to discuss without racing into spoiler territory, which is why we left them
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Wrecked by WRECK-IT RALPH
James Harleman / November 9, 2012
“Everything changes, NOW!” – Wreck-It Ralph A short video review on why I’m angry at Disney, and why I loved their new movie, Wreck-it Ralph. In
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THE CROW: The Awfulness of Goodness
James Harleman / November 2, 2012
Every year my wife and I watch Alex Proyas’ film adaptation of The Crow on October 30th, “Devil’s Night”, which also happens to be our anniversary.
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The holy, hellish, hodgepodge history of Halloween
James Harleman / October 31, 2012
It’s the time of year when leaves die and trees turn to skeletons. The garden stops providing. An evening stroll changes from bright sun and chirping
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Redeeming the Screaming
James Harleman / October 23, 2012
Being close to Halloween, with fright fests and Michael Myers marathons abounding, it seemed wise to drop an excerpt from my upcoming book – Cinemagogue –
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A HUNGER for more GAMES
James Harleman / October 17, 2012
“The World will be Watching” indeed. Now that The Hunger Games has invaded homes, Blu-ray players and more, fueling the upcoming sequel that will be Catching
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Starting, Sans Kick
James Harleman / October 6, 2012
It’s been a fun and exciting month with out Kickstarter initiative, seeing old and new faces coming along to support the book and continuance of Cinemagogue.